4/1/1998STScI-1998-1591.Hubble Reveals Details of a Newly Born Planetary Nebula
Astronomers have caught a peek at a rare moment in the final stages of a star's life: a ballooning shroud of gas cast off by a dying star flicking on its stellar... (More)
3/19/1998STScI-1998-1192.Hubble Captures the Shrouds of Dying Stars
The Hubble telescope continues to capture stunning, colorful snapshots of stellar burnout. These images reveal the beauty and complexity of planetary nebulae, the glowing... (More)
1997
12/17/1997STScI-1997-3893.Hubble Witnesses the Final Blaze of Glory of Sun-Like Stars
The end of a Sun-like star's life was once thought to be simple: the star gracefully casts off a shell of glowing gas and then settles into a long retirement... (More)
6/9/1997STScI-1997-1695.Hubble Snaps "Family Portrait"
The Hubble telescope's infrared camera has peered into the Cone Nebula, revealing a stunning picture of six babies, Sun-like stars surrounding their mother, a bright, massive star. (More)
5/12/1997STScI-1997-1396.Hubble Captures the Heart of the Orion Nebula
The Hubble telescope's infrared vision is providing a dramatic new look at the beautiful Orion Nebula, which contains the nearest nursery for massive stars. ... (More)
5/12/1997STScI-1997-1197.Hubble Peers into Heart of Dying Star
The Egg Nebula, also known as CRL 2688, is shown on the left as it appears in visible light and on the right as it looks in infrared light. Both Hubble views recount... (More)
1/22/1997STScI-1996-3899.Giant "Twisters" and Star Wisps in the Lagoon Nebula
This Hubble telescope snapshot unveils a pair of one-half, light-year-long interstellar "twisters" ? eerie funnels and twisted-rope structures... (More)
8/7/1996STScI-1996-27100.Giant Star Birth Region in Neighboring Galaxy
The colorful picture on the right is a Hubble telescope snapshot of a vast nebula of dust and gas called NGC 604, which lies in the neighboring spiral galaxy M33. ... (More)